Firehouse 12 Records

Jazz CD Reviews: Mary Halvorson and Rich Halley — Fearlessly Free

New albums from Mary Halvorson and Rich Halley march into fresh realms of freedom.

This set of discs will be a delight for any fan of advanced (and incredibly sustained) creativity in music.

Tyshawn Sorey flies far from his innovative masters. I hardly expected that the result would be so mesmerizing and alive.

Daniel Toner January 20, 2021 at 8:11 am on Commentary/Interview: Boston Globe Union Negotiations — Two Years On, More Anger and ResistanceWhy rely on WGBH, which has been virulently anti-union ever since Jon Abbot became President in 2007. Henry Becton founded...
beverly schwartz January 17, 2021 at 3:23 pm on Book Review: A.B. Yehoshua’s “The Tunnel” — A Serious Romp about an Aging BrainDid not understand the end of "The Tunnel" By A.B. Yeshoshua
Tom Augaitis January 15, 2021 at 10:23 pm on Blues Album Review: John Hurlbut and Jorma Kaukonen’s “The River Flows”What a great recording from two masterful artists. Hoping for a sequel.
Anthony January 15, 2021 at 7:08 pm on Classical CD Reviews: A Banquet of Beethoven from Daniel Lozakovich, Midori, and Gidon Kremer & FriendsI went ahead and listened to both but I could not finish listening to Midori's, had to stop. Lozakovich's was...
Bill Marx, Editor of The Arts Fuse January 15, 2021 at 11:44 am on Film Review: “Pieces of a Woman” — “They give birth astride of a grave…”The quotation in the review's headline is part of a line in Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot: "They give...